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The Effects of Jealousy in My Last Duchess, a Poem by Robert Browning (495 words, 2 pages)

Love Poetry CommentaryIn My Last Duchess, Robert Browning reveals the extent of the effects of jealousy through the Dukes possessive behavior toward his wifes openness. In the first quarter of the poem, the speaker introduces the Dukes last wife. The Duchess is described as looking as if she were alive ... Read More

Witnessing a Brutal Accident from My Window (628 words, 3 pages)

The Possession of PowerTap! Tap! Tap! I tapped my green mechanical pencil against my white painted desk as I focused on my homework on a quiet Tuesday night. School was the next day and all I wanted was to go to sleep. Staring at my reflection in the window in ... Read More

The Greatest Risk in My Life (466 words, 1 pages)

Describe the biggest risk youve ever taken. I am in yoga class and we are finding our zen after a long hour of intense practice on a hot August afternoon. Lying on my mat with my eyes closed I begin to breath in, taking the same deep breath that I ... Read More

A Narrative of My Score on the Big 5 Theory of Personality (1141 words, 4 pages)

The Big 5 Theory of Personality is a test you take to try and tell you about your personality. You take the test by inputting information about yourself into the website that then tells you about yourself based on the information you put in. So the better you know yourself, ... Read More

The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi and My Negative Emotional Reaction to the Concerto Spring (321 words, 1 pages)

Spring by Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer, born on the 4th ofMarch 1678 in Venice Italy. He died on the 28th of July 1741. As well asbeing a composer, he was also a Catholic priest and violinist. He was knownas one of the greatest composers of the ... Read More

Failure and My Identity in College (1014 words, 3 pages)

Failure and IdentityWheaton was not my first choice of college. In the fall of my senior year I applied to four schools that I absolutely loved. I could picture myself attending all of themgoing to classes, living in the dorms, and exploring the local areaeven though being admitted to any ... Read More

My Thoughts on the Definition of Identity (671 words, 2 pages)

Identity is one of the many words that are challenging to define. It is an abstract idea and because of this, there can never be one singular definition that will be able to accurately express the true meaning behind the word. Identity means something vaguely different for every individual person. ... Read More

My Fairytale Project: Characterizing and Categorizing Classic and Modern Tales; Creating and Illustrating My Own Fairy Tale (3161 words, 13 pages)

FairytalesWhen I was little, I spent many hours listening to fairytales and watching Disney movies based on these tales. When I grew up that never really changed. I have always loved a good fantasy novel and have seen all of the Disney musicals so many times I practically have them ... Read More

The Power of Nature: My Experience of Visiting the Botany (788 words, 4 pages)

SeeingEvery morning for botany we go outside. Sometimes it just means exploring the parking lot, but more often it means an adventure. In this sense, the word adventure does not insinuate extremities, but merely depicts a feeling like one of those afternoons that you find a perfect meadow for a ... Read More

The Idea of Reality in My Class (1663 words, 6 pages)

The other day I finally had my aha! moment. In the moment, the sounds became so familiar and dissimilar at the same time that I lost sense of the individual things I was hearing, to the point where I could no longer name the sounds. This is something I had ... Read More

My Development as a Nursing Student (1282 words, 4 pages)

In the pages that follow I will begin the journey of the exploration and continued development of my ability as a nursing student, and soon nurse to adapt my personality and what I have learned to that of transformational leadership and how I individually deal with leadership needs, change, and ... Read More

A Reflection on My Childhood Acting Experience in Middle School Plays (1307 words, 5 pages)

A Semesters ReflectionActing had always been an interest of mine but the only real experience I had was childhood acting in middle school plays and being in a show choir in high school (yes it does involve acting). I always had this dream of becoming an actress and often found ... Read More

A Reflection of Our Final Performance and My Acting Career (670 words, 3 pages)

Final Performance ReflectionThe final performance for this class was a very different experience from anything else weve done in class or even our monologue performances. I found it extremely intriguing to watch all of the other performances and watch the different dynamics presented in all of the different scenes. I ... Read More

The Character of Daniel in The Pleasure of My Company, a Novel by Steve Martin (577 words, 2 pages)

The Pleasure of My Company Entry 4A lot happens in this last section. You see perhaps the greatest change ever in Daniel. He loosens up a bit and hes not so strict about all his restrictions. At the beginning of the section you can still see Daniel the way hes ... Read More

The Different Types of Language and Its Impact on My Life (615 words, 1 pages)

The Power of LanguageLanguage has made quite an impact on my life, as you may imagine. Language is all around us and we barely pay attention to it. In fact, we probably use language more than anything else on a daily basis. There are many types of language used on ... Read More

My View on Definitions of Leisure (938 words, 3 pages)

When I looked up What is leisure on Google at the beginning of the semester, the amount of results that came up was overwhelming. It seems like everyone in the field has their own specific philosophy of leisure. Leisure in all different forms, and with so many categories, it was ... Read More

The Unique Character of Daniels in The Pleasure of My Company, a Novel by Steve Martin (648 words, 2 pages)

The Pleasure of My Company Entry 3I think that Daniels schema is so unique it does more than just tell the story differently his schema is what makes the story. Without Daniels schema, the story would change completely. Hes such a unique character that it really just effects the story ... Read More

An Unlikely Form of Friendship in Summer of My German Soldier, a Book by Bette Greene (1354 words, 5 pages)

Friendship of the Oddest KindFriendship is more than just a social thing that people do it is a part of who God made us and commanded us to be 1 John 47 says Beloved, let us love one another. Even Emily Dickenson, known for being a recluse, had a few ... Read More

A Reflection of My Performance in the Play, Pedro, The Great Pretender (287 words, 1 pages)

Response to Pedro, The Great PretenderWhether done intentionally or not, any work of art is a reflection of the artists culturein particular, plays, that can be performed throughout history as society develops and changes. This semester, I had the pleasure of performing the role of Silerio, the Kings steward, in ... Read More

A Comparison of the First Scenes in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion and Alan Jay Lerner’s My Fair Lady (354 words, 2 pages)

Comparing Pygmalion My Fair LadyAct 1, Scene 1Because the focus of musicals is more concerned with song and dance and less concerned with dialogue than straight plays are, it stands to reason that musicals seek to simplify the plot in order to make enough room for the numbers, where straight ... Read More

The Theme, Genre and Style of All My Sons by Arthur Miller (771 words, 3 pages)

The Theme, Genre, and Style of All My SonsWhile there are many themes in this play, one that stands out as the most significant is that of honesty. It is so important because it applies to almost all the main characters in All My Sons. Joe is guilty because he ... Read More

The Significance and Relevance of Production in All My Sons, a Play by Arthur Miller (397 words, 2 pages)

The Relevance Importance of Producing All My SonsArthur Millers 1947 drama All My Sons is rife with themes of regret, contempt, and moral ambiguity. Its characters are complex, dynamic, and full of nuance, which explains why the play has been and continues to be such a societal and commercial success. ... Read More

The Line in Hole in My Life, a Memoir by Jack Gantos (296 words, 1 pages)

Hole in My Life The Line Between Memoir and FictionGo for the emotional truth, Mimi Schwartz advises in her article Memoir? Fiction? Wheres the Line? upon being asked how one should tread the line between fiction and memoir. Because it is impossible to perfectly remember every minute detail of ones ... Read More

The Strong Influence of Family in My Growing Up Years (2702 words, 8 pages)

Of all the experiences Ive had growing up, I feel like most of current decisions and perspective towards things stemmed from my family, and how they influenced me in their own individual way. They all had similar attitudes yet different ways of thinking, and with me being an observative person ... Read More

The Theory of Change in My Life (2849 words, 7 pages)

The Theory of ChangeI have this theory about change. Its something I established when I was very young. Change felt funny it didnt roll off the tongue right, if you will. The theory itself is in the process of reformation, so Im not sure I can share it with you ... Read More

A Criticism of the American Dream in All My Sons, a Play by Arthur Miller (327 words, 2 pages)

Authorial Intent in All My SonsAny form of art is always a reflection of the artist, whether intentionally or unintentionallythe mind, when creating art, is focused through the perspective of the creator, thus leading to artwork which mirrors the artists beliefs. Therefore, it stands to reason that the values of ... Read More

Morals and Ethics in All My Sons by Arthur Miller (338 words, 2 pages)

Critique of All My SonsArthur Miller always has something to say in his plays, whether they be a social commentary of the American Dream (Death of a Salesman) or a satirical allegory for McCarthyism of the 1950s (The Crucible). Morals and ethics are particularly present in All My Sons, and ... Read More

My Policy Plan for Fighting Trafficking and Sex Exploitation in Gambia (1466 words, 6 pages)

The Gambia or often referred to as Gambia is the destination country for children and women trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation. Within The Gambia, women and girls are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation. The Gambian government does not fully comply with the minimum standards ... Read More

My Reflection on Metaphysics and Time (1258 words, 5 pages)

Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy responsible for the study of existence. It is the foundation of a worldview. It answers the question "What is?" and in this case What is time? It encompasses everything that exists, as well as the nature of existence itself. It says whether the world ... Read More

The Greatest Decision in My Life (499 words, 2 pages)

Our culture consists of various beliefs and predetermined conceptions of life. Im not religious I dont believe in any religion, but I do believe in accepting that, on average, we do not know much about the world. Im an even stronger proponent of the fact that we cannot really predict ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013